No Result
View All Result
Benefits Expert
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Alerts
  • Events
  • Contact
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • PROFILE
  • PENSIONS
  • GLOBAL REWARDS
  • FINANCIAL BENEFITS
  • HEALTH & WELLBEING
  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
  • PODCAST
No Result
View All Result
Benefits Expert
  • NEWS
  • IN DEPTH
  • PROFILE
  • PENSIONS
  • GLOBAL REWARDS
  • FINANCIAL BENEFITS
  • HEALTH & WELLBEING
  • DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
  • PODCAST

Unum UK invests in staff financial wellbeing with Bippit

by Claire Churchard
18/02/2025
Health insurance, ROI, wellbeing, investment, sickness, absence
Share on LinkedInShare on Twitter

RELATED POSTS

Digital pension, dashboard, online savings

Isio connects first scheme to pension dashboards; firm urges employers ‘prepare for employee questions’

Handshake, recruit, new job, hire, appoint

Barnett Waddingham appoints five new partners following acquisition by Howden

Employees at benefits provider Unum UK will be offered financial coaching via the Bippit platform to help them establish healthy financial habits, including life-stage planning.

The employer decided to bring in the benefit for staff after an employee wellbeing survey picked up opportunities to enhance financial wellbeing. More than a quarter of workers (28 percent) mentioned that they’d like to improve their overall savings situation.

Jane Hulme, HR director at Unum, said: “We believe in creating a supportive and inclusive environment where curiosity and ambition thrive. The introduction of Bippit follows a recent employee survey, which highlighted the importance of financial wellbeing to staff across all levels.”

She added: “Given the UK’s current economic climate, concerns around money will be affecting all employees, regardless of age or seniority. Many people are uncomfortable talking about finances, but it’s time to break the taboo.”

She said that for most people, salary alone is not enough to prevent money worries. This is why it’s critical to create a comprehensive wellbeing package that has financial wellbeing and support at its core, she added.

“Studies show that financial wellbeing is often unintentionally overlooked as a low priority in employee benefits packages, despite it being an area of concern for the majority of employees. There’s a disconnect here, and we want to address that with a benefit that helps our employees manage their finances effectively both now and in the future, so they are better prepared for long-term financial security.”

Next Post
Benefits Unboxed Live! webinar, 20 March, 2025. Steve Webb, Matt Jenkin, Claire Churchard, Jane Vivier, Steve Herbert, Katherine Watkins, HR, benefits, reward, employment law

Benefits Unboxed Live! to unpack Trump 2.0, the UK's employment law overhaul, and more

UK, healthcare, employees, workplace benefits, research, Junior doctors

Employers need ‘deep pockets’ as many plan to self-fund health perks

SUMMIT

BENEFITS UNBOXED PODCAST

Benefits Unboxed
Benefits Unboxed

The podcast from Benefits Expert, the title for HR, reward and benefits professionals.

Seasoned professionals examine the challenges and innovations in today’s employee benefits, reward and HR sector. Every episode, they will unbox a key issue and unpack what it really means for employers and how they can tackle it.

The regulars are Claire Churchard, editor of Benefits Expert; Carole Goldsmith, HR director at the Royal Horticultural Society, and Steve Herbert, consultant and rewards & benefits veteran.

Benefits Unboxed – Wellbeing: HR is supporting everyone, but who’s supporting HR?
byBenefits Expert from Definite Article Media

As the professionals responsible for helping their organisations navigate NI hikes, rising employee stress levels and looming redundancies, the pressure on HR, reward and benefits teams has never been greater. 

HR is expected to lead with strength and compassion. But who is supporting the supporters?

In this episode of Benefits Unboxed, co-hosts Claire Churchard, Carole Goldsmith and Steve Herbert explore the emotional and ethical pressures HR face today, from managing redundancies to implementing complex legislation. They discuss why HR’s own wellbeing may not be the first topic of conversation, the risks that poses to employers, and the practical steps businesses can take to better support the wellbeing of the people who support everyone else.

This conversation shines a light on the resilience of the profession and why looking after HR is not just the right thing to do, but a business imperative.

Benefits Unboxed – Wellbeing: HR is supporting everyone, but who’s supporting HR?
Benefits Unboxed – Wellbeing: HR is supporting everyone, but who’s supporting HR?
22/05/2025
Benefits Expert from Definite Article Media
Search Results placeholder

GUIDE TO CASH PLANS



CLICK TO REQUEST A FREE COPY

OPINION

Chris Andrew, EVP, Gallagher

Rewriting the deal: how hybrid and remote work is changing EVPs

Pat Sharman, Everyone Matters

What CEOs don’t know about workplace culture, but should

Jo Werker, CEO, Boostworks

Six proactive ways HR can build a happier, healthier workplace

(Left) Simon Fowler, Adviserplus, Empowering People Group, (right) Rena Christou, Halborns

Top 10 employment law reforms every HR team needs to prepare for now

SUBSCRIBE

Benefits Expert

© 2024 Definite Article Limited. Design by 71 Media Limited.

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Contact

Follow Benefits Expert

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • In depth
  • Profile
  • Pensions
  • Global rewards
  • Financial benefits
  • Health & wellbeing
  • Diversity & Inclusion